Hey guys we're back!!!! We're hosting a big event in Markfield with All for One, a young adults group at Markfield. It's Zac's birthday week he's got a new phone and he's showing off. Zac says "I'm still looking for love with a girl who's 15 like me". Come in and do some painting, see Josh dancing and singing on the stage, and listen to some rap music. Here's some photos of our preparations for the festival!

We hope some of you can come to our festival especially our old friends.xxxx

2014 so far.........

So this year we have put in a funding bid for the 02 our event for this bid is to raise awareness about internet safety and sexual health  and how these two issues effects young people. We're  hoping to attract people from the local community to come along to the event so we're able to inform them  about these issues and where to get local support from within  our community.this event will be held at Markfield in the spring of  2014.

Our group discussions  have been about cyber bullying, internet safety, romance and love, 02 bid, we won an award from Lloyds TSB bank for community work. We'll be having a speed dating event to encourage  those with special needs to find  LOVE .

In the future we'd like to do some more active events such as street dancing and break dancing to help raise money for Markfields.

I love Mpower FOREVER AND EVER AND EVER!!!

You guys are the best. The BEST. And I'm so lucky to have worked with you and had so many funny times with cups of tea and so so many sweets....

Please carry on having fantastic parties and invite me so I can do my brilliant dancing.

LLLLOOOOOVVVVVEEEE XXXXXXX

Love..

Some of this at MPower are looking for love and finding it hard to find it. Does anyone have any tips for us? Does anyone else feel like this? Sometimes meeting girls is hard man. And sometimes meeting boys is a pain in the neck. Sometimes we worry that people might cheat on us. We would like to meet someone who knows us, can respect us, with a good personality, a nice smile, nice eyes, someone who can cater to our needs, good sense of humour, good dancer, good singer, good dj, and someone who treats someone with respect! We would make a great boyfriend or girlfriend because we can cook and clean and all of the above! Does anyone else feel like this?!?! Has anyone used dating websites like 'Stars in the Sky'???

We are family...

This week we've been talking about how to welcome MPowers new members next term, get them socialising, and to settle them into the group. We're going to do this by...
-Introducing ourselves
-Socialising and communicating well
-Making them feel welcome
-Make them a welcome cake...cupcakes and chocolate cake and cheesecake
-Make them feel comfortable in the group
-Show them around
-Do something fun like dancing
-Do signing training so we can all understand each other and everyone can communicate
-Tell them about MPower's work and a bit about ourselves
-Discussing our group agreement and sticking with our rules
-Teach to learn like we have because we are the voice of disability
-Give people time to settle in
-Allow people to share their feelings
-Treating people with love and respect even if we're not best friends

We want new members to feel...
-happy
-comfortable...physically and mentally
-welcome
-Respected

If you want to join our MPower message us, especially if you're a girl! Or visit www.markfield.org.uk for contact details Were really looking forward to meeting to you :)

Talking about how we feel about new people starting MPower has made us want to have a reunion of all old MPower members and staff!! Watch this space!!xxx

If you weren't there you've missed out!!!!!!

Well basically on the 7th of November 2013

we the fantastic M-power had an extra ordinary spectacular , mind-blowing , out of this work, spaghetti bolegnese with hot sauce with curry on the top  BONFIRE PARTY!!!!!!!

We had a bonfire, cake, chicken, hot chocolate with marshmallow, sparklers and an out of this world photographer; Super KIRK with his super Hd camera.

We were fashionably late to our own party, we know, we're divas  *hair flick*

The icing on the cake has to be DJ Sound killAH aka Aziah as he goes by day. His ex manger, his brother had this to say " if you need a booking from my former client please call Markfield"

Here are the stats we had an outstanding turn out for our first event 45 people. Our surveys showed 100% of people saying they would like us to do it agin. One of  our fabulous guests had this to say "I loved the music, the fire, the food  and everyone is smiling , talking and having fun. LOTS MORE OF THIS PLEASE"  

Here is our personal feedback on what we enjoyed and what we learnt:

Jo- It was totally Amaze balls, I love MPower so so much and i'm so proud of all of you.

Aziah- It was awesome , I know we need to do it agin, but we could make people pay to raise money, surely you can spare £1 or 2. Please sir give me some more.

Aniajah- I could feel my ancestors come back and dance with us thats how unreal it was, JUST FANTASIC.

Kerry- I enjoyed it so much, I saw people I hadnt seen is such a long time like Sarah and Max.

Zac- The party was dynamic BOOM, explosion, amazing and magnifique.

Josh- Next time bigger party and more dancing

Dom- I felt really proud of you guys, we were so focused and on it and you got to do something you wanted to do!!

Mark- I loved the music and the fact that we had a proper sound system! it was great to see Mpower enjoy the results of so much hard work.

Obinna- Even tho i was not there with M-power physically, I was there with you in spirt and I already know you guys are fantastic and did a great job.

Welcome to the autumn term!!

Hey there Markfield viewers!!

What's up?! We are back from our summer holidays. We are going to show you what we are planning for this term. Our ideas are choosing new equipment for the playground and we need your help..any suggestions?! It'd be really helpful and we'll get back to you next week.

To all our viewers have a lovely time whatever you're doing/ Mpower is here every Thursday, we'll get back to you next week.

Adios amigos, Chao, au'revoir!!

Letter to Markfield staff meeting

Last week Markfield staff had a team meeting so we wrote them a letter to tell them what we thought and what we wanted...

• We would like to go on a holiday together to Europe. Could we raise the money?
• We've done so many great things, we represent all service users. We are like Markfield's MPs. We achieve things and we want to tell everyone. We want staff to support us, ask our opinions, listen to us and comment on our work. It would be great for the team. We have a voice. We have a dream. Come and meet us.
• We will be spreading the message to all clubs and across all disibilities. We are not just humans we are super humans/ heros.
• We are going to have a new notice board with a thermometer to see our fundraising at Sainsburys, pictures of MPower and what we want.
• We want to be involved in more decisions. We want to know how Makrfield works. We hope you like our decisions.

Love MPower

EXPOSURE PROJECT

Last term we were doing a project with Exposure to make a video for our website and blog.

Before we started we were excited, Aniajah thought it sounded cool and Joshua said he liked their magazine. Exposure have a website www.exposure.org.uk check them out!

Exposure made a film with our neighbours Glademore School check it out on Exposures website. Lots of our friends go to Gladesmore.

CATCHING UP!

Just catching up on some old posts we meant to share!

We are back!
Joshua, Kerry, Anaijah, and Zac but no Obinna or Aziah this week.

Kerry says hi to all my peeps out there!
Aniajah says we haven't been here for a long time because of easter. This week we talked about our easter holidays. Great to be back. See you!